Loch Ness Highland Resort

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Touring area
Touring area
In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
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In an area of outstanding natural beauty
Playground
Park location

  • Scenic Highlands site by the shores of Loch Ness
  • A 25-minute drive from Urquhart Castle and 55 minutes from Inverness
  • Restaurant and shop on site; watersports and archery nearby
If you fancy spending some of your holiday trying to spot Nessie from lakeshores, and some taking in the scenic Scottish Highlands, take a look at Loch Ness Highland Resort, a family-friendly site in the village of Fort Augustus. Just five minutes’ walk (less than half a mile) from the shores of the famed Loch Ness, there are no prizes for guessing what the biggest draw is around these parts. The site’s also about five minutes from boat cruises on the loch, and from the Caledonian Canal (which runs from Inverness to the west coast at Fort William) and the 79-mile Great Glen Way that largely follows its route. For those in need of rather more activity, the site team can recommend local activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, gorge walking, river rafting, rock climbing, abseiling and archery, so staying busy is a cinch. The site itself also spreads across 40 acres of countryside, so kids (and excitable grownups) will also have plenty of space to run about in. All this could possibly be hungry work so it's handy that there's a bar-restaurant right on site to sort meals, and a handful of local eateries in the pretty Fort Augustus. After making sure everyone is fed, spend the long evenings during high season keeping eyes wide open to spy out eagles, ospreys, red stags, pine martens and red squirrels.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 27
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Restaurant opening hours: Monday & Tuesday are closed Wednesday to Sunday – 11am-9pm (no breakfast; lunch served 12pm-3pm and dinner 5pm-8pm)

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

6.6

Overall rating from 147 Pitchup.com customers

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

61% would recommend this site to a friend

57% would stay here again

What customers say

This site boasts a fantastic location, just a short walk from Fort Augustus and Loch Ness, offering spectacular scenery. Visitors frequently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the on-site restaurant's good food, and the clean, modern shower blocks. While many highlight the spacious pitches and convenient proximity to local attractions, some reviewers found the touring pitches unfinished and the toilet/shower facilities basic, particularly regarding the number and space. Despite some noting the site is a work in progress, many would recommend it as a great base for exploring the Highlands.

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Would be a really lovely site if it had better toilets and showers

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Tanya H.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet site, friendly staff and only a short walk into Fort Augustus. Lovely area for walks around Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal. There wes a gym and restaurant on site but we didn't have time to use them.

Disliked The toilet and shower block was very poor, only 4 toilets and only 2 were working, only 3 showers and only 2 were working, it was quiet when we were there but there are 32 available pitches so not enough facilities also the toilets were not in a building just a shed with a veranda so not warm.

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5 star's, will return in the future.

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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Easy to find, large pitch size with plenty toilets and showers which were exceptionally clean. Good size park for kids to play. Nice bar/restaurant only a few minutes walk from pitch. very friendly staff.

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Good-sized motorhome pitch and friendly staff.…

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Paul M.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good-sized motorhome pitch and friendly staff. The location is ideal for exploring the area around Loch Ness.

Disliked However, the site facilities are below standard for a park of this size. The toilets and shower blocks really need a full refurbishment — they felt more like temporary facilities. For such a large and well-located site, I would have expected better amenities. Not the best phone signal and the is no WiFi available

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Lovely place really disappointing that after…

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Dot W.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely place really disappointing that after storm Amy the site had no water no electric and no mobile phone service but we managed but they never even offered any discount or treat very sad

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Not worth the price compared to other sites. Great shame.

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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet site.
Handy facilities.
Staff at the bar and restaurant lovely.

Disliked Different check in times on website (4pm) to actual check in time (2pm)
Facilities ok but felt they had been rushed like a last minute thought- random towels left hanging, low hot water pressure in shower.
Most expensive site we stayed on.
Just feels that site is aimed at holiday homes and statics and that touring has been a last minute thought thrown together to 'tide them over' till they all sell.
Shame as so much more could be done

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Basic site, under development, with EHU and small facility block.

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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Close to Fort Augustus (10 min walk) which was a lovely little town. Nice Chinese Takeaway/Restaurant.
Friendly welcome from site staff.

Disliked This site is still being developed although it doesn't state this on the website. We were disappointed with the very basic facilities and the fact that they are unisex. You walk straight into the shower cubicle or toilet from a wooden verandah. No heating or hairdryers and no lighting on the main site at night. The site is huge and covered in hardcore. They have planted a hedge between the pitches but these will take several years to mature. The restaurant was closed. For the price charged it wasn't worth the money and we would avoid going there again unless they offered pitches at a lower price during the site development stage.

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Very nice

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Dylan W.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Location
Quiteness

Disliked lack of lighting

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Excellent site, massive touring pitches and excellent facilities.

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Iain S.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Wat a fantastic spot. The hot shower was very welcome and the rest of the facilities are to a high standard too.

We found it a very quiet location to stay at.

Disliked Nothing

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Great location - clean facilities…

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Angela W.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great location - clean facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean tidy site On site restaurant great…

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george H.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Clean tidy site
On site restaurant great food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Loch Ness Highland Resort

Glendoe Road

Fort Augustus

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

PH32 4BG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.14226°N
4.68313°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8 mi Loch Ness Youth Hostel
15.4 mi Post Office
29 mi Bus Station
Rail
17.9 mi Tulloch Rail Station
18.5 mi Roy Bridge Rail Station
19.6 mi Spean Bridge Rail Station
Ferry
0.2 mi Fort Augustus Ferry Landing
22.6 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing
27.4 mi Camusnagaul Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition (30 minutes) to learn about 500 million years of the lake’s history and to find out where all those Nessie stories started. Travel the length of Loch Ness to reach Inverness (55 minutes), where there are botanic gardens to wander, dolphin-spotting tours to take, a cathedral and castle to visit, museums and arts centres to traipse through, and plenty of shopping to be had. Just outside the city, a stop at Culloden (an hour and five minutes) comes highly recommended to learn more about the battle that ended the Jacobite uprising of the 18th century. Heading south instead, a 50-minute drive will land guests in Fort William, the starting point of hikes up Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, as well as the home of the Ben Nevis Distillery and the West Highland Museum. Further afield, it’s a little over an hour to the edge of Cairngorms National Park, explores of which should include stops at Dalwhinnie Distillery, the Highland Folk Museum, RZSS Highland Wildlife Park and Landmark Forest Adventure Park, among lots else.

Must see

Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre 0.2 mi

Urquhart Castle 14.3 mi

The Official Loch Ness Monster Exhibition 15.5 mi

Nevis Range Cable Cars 25.6 mi

Ben Nevis Distillery 25.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Caledonian Canal: Fort Augustus - Kytra Lock 0.3 mi

Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston 0.5 mi

Jenkins Park Circuit, Fort Augustus 0.5 mi

River Oich Walk: Fort Augustus 0.8 mi

Torr Dhuin Forest Walk 2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Loch Ness Highland Resort have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Loch Ness Highland Resort dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Loch Ness Highland Resort? Explores of Loch Ness are an absolute must on any stay here. Make immediate tracks from base to the spectacularly placed Urquhart Castle (25 minutes’ drive), then continue onwards to the Loch … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Loch Ness Highland Resort?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Loch Ness Highland Resort? From £20 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.